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Comm 170

Comm 170. Using the Web. When I need to find resources for an assignment the first thing I do is. Go to the Web & Google it Ask my friends on Facebook Use Google Scholar Search the library databases. Do you think Web site A – http://www.martinlutherking.org/ is reliable?. Yes No

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Comm 170

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  1. Comm 170 Using the Web

  2. When I need to find resources for an assignment the first thing I do is... • Go to the Web & Google it • Ask my friends on Facebook • Use Google Scholar • Search the library databases

  3. Do you think Web site A – http://www.martinlutherking.org/is reliable? • Yes • No • Can’t determine yet

  4. How about Web site B –Reliable?http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/kingpapers/index • Yes • No • Can’t determine yet

  5. Discussion • Who sponsors these Web sites? • What kinds of things do you do to determine reliability/credibility of Web sites?

  6. Now take a look at this article from the Institute for Historical Review Web site. • http://www.ihr.org/leaflets/auschwitz.shtml • Focus on the bibliography

  7. This article is well documented and provides many good sources for further reading • Strongly Agree • Agree • Neutral • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  8. Discussion Institute for Historical Review Institute for Historical research Founded in1921 one of ten member Institutes at the University of London Publication Historical Research – 505 libraries have print version, 517 have online version • Founded in 1978 • continues the tradition of historical revisionism • Publication: Journal for Historical Review -88 libraries have print version, 26 link to online version

  9. Searching Google vs Google scholar • What do you notice about the search results generated by the simple keyword search: flirting in Google compared to Google scholar? • Google - flirting • Google scholar -flirting

  10. discussion Google Google Scholar Indexes only “academic” information • Includes results from all domains -commercial sites, personal sites, news, educational, government

  11. Other places to look for information • Library Catalog • Academic Search Premier • LexisNexis • Use the “Articles and Research Databases “page to find more resources by subject area.

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